Chapter 9: "They're all dead."

Roxanne only looked at her friend as she said those words. She blinked.

Ariel had saved her again?

Why?

"Why would he do that?"

Annabelle simply shrugged her shoulders and walked off.

Roxanne felt even more confused with Annabelle's reaction.

But why did Ariel save her? And what was that nonsense the men had said about her being a witch that had cursed their crops?

Roxanne tried to sit up but the headache that lashed at her made it impossible for her to even raise her head up. She didn't feel any cut on her head but she could tell that she had been injured somewhere.

Her head ached like someone had hit it with a hammer and that hammer was still lodged in her head.

People just loved being cruel and wicked. Why did they all want to kill her?

"Are you okay Rox?"

Roxanne felt a sensation of relief wash over her as she heard Lord Alex's voice. His tone dripped with concern and his face made it clear that he was definitely worried.

He sat down by the side of the couch and touched her head w